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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 November 2017

On Thursday 9 November, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind7.14 GW18%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass1.40 GW4%Solar0.45 GW1%Gas17.50 GW44%Coal4.03 GW10%Imports1.68 GW4%Nuclear7.16 GW18%37.1GW AVERAGE18%44%10%18%
Price
£46.99/MWh
Day average £46.99
Demand37.1GW
Generation 38.2Transfers −1.1
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables20%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
329g/kWh
0Day average 329300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 November 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 46.6 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 329 g/kWh and the price £46.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 11:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (256 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (382 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.80/MWh at 00:00 to £64.50/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.451.1%Wind 7.1417.9%Gas 17.5043.9%Hydro 0.491.2%Biomass 1.403.5%Nuclear 7.1618.0%Coal 4.0310.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 38.2avgTransfers −1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.6GW · 17:20
Low 25.7 · 04:25Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 38.2Transfers −1.1 GW
Net exports25GWh
In
30 Out
55
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 9 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 November 2017, Great Britain imported 30 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Nov
Imported
30GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net out
25GWh
Average net flow
1.04GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 45.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 10.3 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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